Does it matter that an American nutter is about to burn a whole bunch of Korans? What is the big deal? Not entirely sure; however, to hundreds of millions of Muslims the planned 9/11 Koran burning is highly significant. They are after all burning the word of God as transcribed by the Prophet Mohammed. Now Obama and Hillary have all thrown their two cents in and condemned the plan burning, the media have played it up and it's become standard day time talk show fodder. The event has been blown completely out of proportion. In fact the only person benefiting from this is the preacher in question. The Muslim world and particularly the Islamist extremist minority within it are waiting with bated breathe for the first match and some of them are readying themselves for revenge. One gets a sense that if this goes ahead that US Embassies across the world will not only be covered in eggs but some may even experience more serious implications. Anyone interested in this should stay glued to their news screens on Saturday, things are going to get tasty.
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